Shoe-fastening device.



J. H. N. PETERSON.

SHOE FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1915.

1,21 9,146. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

ffif 72 Jazz 6m JOHN-H. n. PETERSON, or BAKER,-0REG0N.

SHOE-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Pa t; Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed November 16, 1916. serial no. 131,735.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. JOHN H. N. PETER- song a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baker, in the county of Baker andState of Oregon,have inventedcertain new and useful Improvementsin Shoe-FasteningDevices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled intheart to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

-This-invention relates to new and useful improvements in fasteners, andthe primary QbJect of the invention is to provide a fastener forsecuring the opposing margins of l a shoe, in a quick and efficientmanner.

Anothei'"obje'ct of the invention is to pro- "vide a device thischaracter which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive tomanufacture and one which will be very eflicient in operation. v

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of the novelfeatures of of parts as will be herein referred to and more particularlypointed out in the specification and'claims.

In the accompanying drawingsi Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoeshowing my improved fastener securing the margins thereof together;

Figs. 2.13 and l are detail views of dneof the fasteners showing itsdifferent positions during the locking operation with respect to themargin ofthe shoe:

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section through the margins showing the fposition when the said margins are disposed above each other; and.

Fig. (3 is a similar view slfowing'thc fastener in the other or lockedposition.

In describing my invention 1 shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts The fastenerthroughout the several views. is formed from a single piece of metaldesignated by the numeral 1 havlng a spear .shapcd enlarged button plate2 which has one end thereof designated by the numeral '3 pointed andextending downwardly. The outer surface of the plate 2 is roughened byproviding the same with a plurality of trans verscly extending closely:spaced grooves as shown at 3. Projecting from the opposite end of theplate 2 is a narrow integral strip 4 which extends a short distance in asingle construction, combination and arrangement 4 astener in closedplane of this plate and is then bent back upon itself as shownat 5.

The strip 4 extends forwardly beneath the plate :2 andhas its free end(3 bent, upwardly and secured to the plate. This securing meansis-optional and preferably the plate is 'formed with an opening thereindesignated by the numeral 7 and the extremity of the end is positionedtherein and secured in any esired manner. This bending of the strip-willform an elongated longitudinally extending loop tl1at is disposedbeneath the plate :2. This loop extends from a 1)Oil1t-']) 'st the rearend of the plate to adacent t rontpointed end of the same tlally towhere this last mentheplate starts to bend down- The strip ,4 is formed.of some spring metal and-the lower portion of the loop formed therebywhich is designated by the numeral 8 is bowed upwardly intermediate itsends to forma lock which will be hereinafter more fully described.

-ll1is'fastener is held in position on the margin if a shoe by means ofan eye l0 which i. med -thereto by having its freeends ben secured .inthe material of the margin, 01" havingthe said free ends sewed thereto.It is essential that the eve 10 project upwardly from the margin. Theother margin of the shoe which is designated by the numeral 12 isprovided with a button hole 13 therein which is-substantially inalinement with the fastener when the same is in position. In use the eye10 is positioned in the elongated loop disposed beneath the button plate2 as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

- In operation when the fastener is secured to the margin 9 of the shoeand it is desired to fasten the other margin in overlapped relationtherewitl'i. the eye 10 is positioned at the rear end of the. elongatedloop whereupon the plate 2 may swing upwardly to the position shown inFig. 2 of. the drawings. Then in this position the margin 12 of the shoeis brought over and is disposed above the margin 9, and the plate 2 andloop are projected through the button, hole 13 in said overlappingmargin,- as shown in Fig, 3. Owing to the fact that the elongated loopextends past the top plate at'the rear end of the same, this plate mayswing freely so that when in this position the plate is swung forwardlyagain and down over the overthe same and lapping margins as clearlyshown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

To securely lock the fastener in position the eye 10 in the loop ismoved from the rear to the front end of the same over the bowed portion8 in the lower side of said loop, by forcing the top plate 2 upwardlyalong said eye until the parts assume this position. Whcnthe plate andloop have been moved along until the eye is at the front of said loop,the downwardly bent front end 3 of the top plate will securely engagethe adjacent edge and the margin 12 and lock the parts in position. Therelation of the different parts of this device when in this position isclearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

The bowed formed by the bent strip, forms a lock, so that the eye 10will be securely held either at the. front or rear of the loop. \Vhenthe eye is at the rear of the loop, the top plate may swing freely butwhen it is disposed at the front of the same to move the plate and thesame will securely lock the margins of the shoe together. This bowedportion, owing to the fact that the strip is formed of spring metal,will not allow the eye to move along the loop except under pressure, asthe portion of the eye through the loop is wider than the space betweenthe top of the bowed portion and the bottom of the button plate. Thebutton platt may be easily moved along the eye from the position shownin Fig. 5 of the drawingsto the position shown in Fig. 6 by engaging thedownwardly bent front end of pushing rearwardly thereon. To unfasten themargins the operation above described is reversed. The button plate isdrawn through the button hole when in proper position. The roughenedouter surface 3 of the plate 2 allows said plate to be moved easilybackward, asthe plate may be securely gripped by the operators thumb orfinger, for movement, without any likelihood of slipping therefrom.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of myimproved shoe fastening device, themanner of applying the same and theoperation thereof will be readily understood, and it will be seenportion 8 of the elongated loop.

it will be impossible .my hand in the that I have provided a simple andefiicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention.

. I claim:

1. The combination with a pair of mem bers to be secured together andadapted to be disposed in overlapped relation, the upper member having ahole, and an upstanding eye on the lower member, of a button platecomprising a fiat metal plate having one end tapered and bentdownwardly, a narrow integral strip projecting from the opposite end ofthe large portion of the plate and being bent back upon itself beneaththe button plate with its free end projccting upwardly and connected tothe plate at the juncture of the flat and downwardly bcnt portions toform an elongated resilient loop, said loop having its intermediateportion bowed inwardly toward the bottom of said plate and spacedtherefrom, thereby forming an enlarged loop at each end, said enlargedloops being in a plane with the end of the tapered portion of the plate,whereby when the device is in l()(.'l\'*.(l position, the enlarged loopswill contact the aforesaid upper member and said end of the taperedportion will bear against the edge of the said upper member to keep itin close contact with the lower member.

2. A device of the class described comprising a button plate formed froma single piece of metal with one end pointed and bent downwardlv.projecting from the opposite end of the plate and heat back upon itself,said strip extending beneath the button plate with its free endprojecting upwardly and connected with the plate to form an elongatedloop disposed beneath said plate adapted to engage a stationary eye, andthe lower portion of said strip beneath the plate being, resilient andbowed to form a lock for the eye.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set presence of two sul'iscribingwitnesses.

JOHN H. N. PETERSON. \Vitnesses FRANK (l. McCoLLoon, R. D. CARTER.

a narrow integral strip.

